AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) reproduce by producing seeds, but the seeds are produced by apomixis, i.e. without the sexual process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Life Cycle. Dandelions grow from seeds and do not spread asexually from stolons or runner; they have a single tap root. However, they can and do reproduce asexually by seed. They are capable of producing viable seed without need of cross-fertilization, a process known as “apomixis".

Detailed explanation-3: -Both ferns and dandelions reproduce sexually and asexually, although the life cycle of all angiosperms is more complex than pteridophytes. Both plants release large numbers of progeny; ferns use spores, dandelions seeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pappus is formed as each individual floret from the original flower dries up, leaving the center stem and the residual piece of fluff at the end. The feathery end of the pappus consists of up to 100 small, feathery bristles that act to catch the wind.